David Friedberg

I'm actually not sure of the state of Norway.

I'm actually not sure of the state of Norway.

Microsoft's President Brad Smith has said that tech jobs are gonna leave Washington State if this payroll tax gets passed.

Microsoft's President Brad Smith has said that tech jobs are gonna leave Washington State if this payroll tax gets passed.

And this is the cycle that's underway.

And this is the cycle that's underway.

And it starts with the government spending.

And it starts with the government spending.

If we didn't have the government spending the way it does, where the government's running a deficit, California is now expected to have a 50 billion plus dollar deficit,

If we didn't have the government spending the way it does, where the government's running a deficit, California is now expected to have a 50 billion plus dollar deficit,

then they don't need to increase taxes.

then they don't need to increase taxes.

And this is the core motivation.

And this is the core motivation.

Once you're hooked on the government for some sort of benefit, it's very hard to unhook yourself.

Once you're hooked on the government for some sort of benefit, it's very hard to unhook yourself.

It's very hard for a company or a union or an organization to unhook themselves.

It's very hard for a company or a union or an organization to unhook themselves.

And it definitionally becomes a spiral.

And it definitionally becomes a spiral.